Capture the Duck
Capture the duck, or alternatively duck chasing, is a Hurani children's game that involves... well, chasing ducks, as the name suggests.
Origin
In Huran, ducks are considered intelligent, elegant, beautiful... and a nuisance. As the country with the highest duck population on the continent, Huran has more ducks than humans. The birds can be found in large numbers in parks, on the street, within people's gardens or yards. Leave any opening, and a duck will find its way in. This has historically evoked an irrational sense of rage within the Hurani, who now consider ducks their bitterest enemies.
I found 3 of the blasted things in our backyard just this week. One of them stole my breakfast right out of my hand!
The Game
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Although duck chasing really is as simple as it sounds, it requires a combination of physical ability, teamwork, and tactical decision-making. In this noble Hurani tradition, children- encouraged by their parents- enthusiastically chase and capture the ducks around their neighborhoods, to cut down the bird population. Sounds easy enough, right?
Wrong. Hurani ducks are frightfully intelligent and slippery, and finding them is really only the first step. To catch and actually keep them is the true struggle. The children of Huran gladly take up this difficult duty, however, devoting hours of their time for the good of their people.
2 out of 3 captured ducks end up escaping.
![Injured second divison officer Injured second divison officer](/uploads/images/b0698442a0e1cd4ba185b531733e1014.png)
It's not just a game; it's battle.
Aftermath![roast duck](/uploads/images/b01dc1d4c779a1290e313df55435cb8e.png)
![roast duck](/uploads/images/b01dc1d4c779a1290e313df55435cb8e.png)
Once the ducks have been safely transported home, they are cooked by proud parents. What, did you think they'd just let them go free? Of course not! The persistent creatures would just spread and run wild through the neighborhood once more. Besides, ducks are the cheapest and most readily available food for working Hurani. As a result, at the end of the game, the captured birds are distributed equally between the contributing members and usually end up on their families' plates for dinner.
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